No evidence Ireland needs ID cards: LSE

There is no evidence to suggest that identity cards should be introduced here if the British government decides to proceed with its proposals, a report by the London School of Economics (LSE) has said.

There is no evidence to suggest that identity cards should be introduced here if the British government decides to proceed with its proposals, a report by the London School of Economics (LSE) has said.

The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, said that the government might be forced to introduce personal identity cards if Britain moves to implement such a system.

The LSE report, published earlier this month, said that while there was a “perception'‘ that...